Senior Localization Engineer
Sutherland1 day ago
Chennai, IndiaMid Level / Senior
Responsibilities
- Configure and maintain TMS server workflows, custom project templates, translation memory rules, and reference corpora for 40 languages.
- Analyze, parse, and prepare XML, Adobe InDesign IDML, and other source files for multilingual translation workflows.
- Build cascading import filters and RegEx rules to protect code fragments, script tags, and non-translatable variables.
- Run pseudo-translation tests to detect character encoding issues and file corruption before LSP release.
- Rebuild translated files into native formats, including font corrections, layout flipping, and XML schema integrity checks.
- Collaborate with project and program managers to map automated handoff and handback workflows between content repositories and translation pipelines.
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of hands-on localization engineering experience with multi-format workflows spanning 30 or more simultaneous locales.
- Expert-level knowledge of TMS filter architectures, including XML/HTML parsing, embedded object handling, and tag control.
- Strong Regular Expression skills for text manipulation and tag definition.
- Familiarity with UTF-8, UTF-16, bidirectional or RTL layouts for Arabic and Hebrew, and double-byte character handling for CJK.
- Experience with XML, XLIFF, CSV, and Microsoft Word file formats.
- Basic Python or PowerShell scripting capability is advantageous.
- Experience with memoQ is preferred.
About Sutherland
Sutherland provides IT services and business process outsourcing that design, run, and automate customer experience and back-office operations for enterprises in healthcare, financial services, telecom, retail, and travel. Its offerings include managed contact-center platforms (e.g., Cisco UCCE/CUCM), cloud and analytics solutions, and process consulting delivered through global service centers. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Pittsford (Rochester), NY, it is privately held.